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Karate Japanese pronunciation: [kaɽate] is a martial art developed on the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It developed from the indigenous martial arts of Ryukyu Islands (called te (手?), literally "hand"; tii in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian White Crane. Karate is now predominantly a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open hand techniques such as knife-hands, spear-hands, and palm-heel strikes. Historically and in some modern styles grappling, throws, joint locks, restraints, and vital point strikes are also taught. A karate practitioner is called a karateka.

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If one is to go by the rank of the individual well most systems recognize a 5th degree black belt as being a Master of the system and the time to get to that level will vary according to the person, the requirement of the system and/or the Sensei in charge.It is also important to understand that in more authentic systems rank does not equal master level at all and they use titles for this that are earned separately from the belt degrees. Renshi is a master level instructor title.Read More